Toothpaste

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  • 06-23-2006, 08:12 AM
    noddin0ff
    Toothpaste
    I just thought I'd pass along a tip. That tip is toothpaste. If you've got a badly scratched CD you can polish out the scratches with a soft cloth or tissue and toothpaste. I can only vouch for generic Crest. First polish in little circles then finish up going center to edge back and forth. A little moisture helps but the polishing will go more aggressively as the toothpaste dries out. Just polish away until the scratch is gone. Rinse. It leaves the disk a little foggy and scuffed but players can read through that. You can rescue CD's from very deep scratches. And the disk is so minty fresh afterward!
  • 06-23-2006, 12:30 PM
    Slosh
    What do you use on a hard drive? Mouthwash?
  • 06-26-2006, 06:30 PM
    3-LockBox
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by noddin0ff
    I just thought I'd pass along a tip. That tip is toothpaste. If you've got a badly scratched CD you can polish out the scratches with a soft cloth or tissue and toothpaste.
    Does it remove the green marker ink from the edges? :D

    Seriously, I've known guys that used toothpaste on patent leather and swore by it.